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antithesis

an.tith.e.sis \an-'tith-*-s*s\ \-'tith-*-.se-z\ n or an.tith.e.ses [LL, fr. 
   Gk, lit., opposition, fr. antitithenai to oppose, fr. anti- pl X + tithenai 
   to set - more at DO 1a1: the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of 
   parallel arrangements of  words, clauses, or sentences 1a2: OPPOSITION, 
   CONTRAST  1b1: the second of two opposing constituents of an antithesis  
   1b2: the direct opposite : CONTRARY  2: the second stage of a dialectic 
   process